Have you ever had lunch at This is Eat at the harbour? Not? You're only missing the best takeaway fish and calamari at the best prices in town. Last week we had a quick lunch time Geocaching event at the restaurant and as I'm on diet I had to sit and watch my friends eat. I was very tempted though...
Fly to Durban the other day I leaned over the Damselfly who was sitting by the window to snap a pic of the Coega Harbour down below. Not the best picture but a different angle from what you see passing on the N2
Way back in the early days when the first ships started coming past our coastline they used to sail into the bay to get fresh water in the lagoon near the mouth of the Baakens River. The Baakens River got it's name from the Dutch East Indian Company beacon that was placed at the fountain below Fort Frederick from where sailors could collect fresh water from for the ships. The fountain later supplied water to the early settlement that later…
A picture perfect day at Struisbaai fishing harbour in the Overberg
Beach-goers and bathers on Kings Beach under the watchful eye of the harbour giraffes
Port Elizabeth is slowly becoming a more and more popular stopover spot for cruise ships. Today the city was extremely fortunate to have the Queen Elizabeth visit for the day. The Queen Elizabeth is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by the Cunard Line. She is the second largest ship constructed for Conurd, exceeded only by its sister ship Queen Mary 2. The ship was launched in January 2010 and had her maiden voyage in October of that year. Although you could…
I always think that the guys along the coast in the Western Cape are very fortunate because of the amount of fresh fish available to them from all the fishing harbours. Whenever we get to travel in the province we like to go and have fish and chips from a local takeaway, usually overlooking the harbour and surrounds. During December we were camping in the Overberg and did a daytrip from Gansbaai to Agulhas. Somewhere in between the Damselfly mentioned that she…
When last have you been to Fort Frederick? Most of us get to visit the fort as kids while on a school tour of the city, but I bet a big number of Port Elizabethans have never been back there as adults.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy4XBfA71iA&w=500&h=400]The Video Friday post for today is another time lapse. It was shot from somewhere in South End looking towards the harbor. It's only 15 seconds long so no excuses not to watch it.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnQDDeFEcas&w=500&h=400]Today's Video Friday post is another of Duncan Noakes' excellent time lapse videos. This one is of the iconic Donkin Reserve and the Port Elizabeth harbour beyond as the sun goes down. Stunning!